Your financial wellbeing is more than just the money in your bank account and the number on your paycheque July 18, 2018 How healthy are you? The answer might make you cringe, but chances are you’ve probably got an answer. “Relatively fit” or “could do with losing a few pounds” will probably sound familiar. But what if you were asked how financially well you are instead? You might be earning a good salary, but still find yourself [...]
Why is this such a worried bull market? July 18, 2018 | City Talk Normally bull markets are full of people who are optimistic. They radiate enthusiasm for economies and shares. They hunt down markets or individual stocks that look cheap compared to the rest and recommend them. They recommend simply buying the global or local market to join in a general uplift in shares they expect. Eventually you [...]
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Market outlook July 17, 2018 | City Talk Trump trade war threat A continued world recovery, led by the US with good support from Chinese growth among the emerging markets, is a positive backdrop for share markets. The Trump tax cuts and spending increases could boost US demand and output with the upcoming earnings season in the US likely to be the strongest [...]
China in stormy waters July 13, 2018 | City Talk China is sounding a bit exasperated by Mr Trump’s words and tariffs. The usually-cautious Ministry of Commerce refers to the possibility of the US losing its reason. President Xi thought he had an understanding with President Trump, only to discover Mr Trump intends to press very hard over intellectual property, investment in the digital area [...]
UK blockchain startup launches equity crowdfunding round July 12, 2018 | Sponsored For venture-minded investors who have yet to make any major forays into the tantalising yet potentially risky ICO world of blockchain and cryptocurrency, one equity investment opportunity live now on Crowdcube may prove to be a gateway. Introducing: the bank account based on blockchain BABB (Bank Account Based Blockchain) is a UK-based startup. It is building [...]
Should investors be ‘coming home’ – to UK equities? July 12, 2018 | City Talk The England football team were widely overlooked as contenders in Russia. Having witnessed a number of World Cup competitions in my time – the first I can recollect in detail being Italy 1990 – I can’t remember public expectations ever being lower than they were ahead of this summer’s tournament. Yet thanks to their courage [...]
World Cup special: which stock markets look ‘cheap’? July 12, 2018 | City Talk As the world’s football teams have been battling out for supremacy at the World Cup, so have the major equity markets been jostling for position. In both cases, results have not gone entirely to form. While many other markets had been posting double-digit gains in the 12 months prior to the second quarter, the UK [...]
Going for gold: London fintech Glint is heading to the US and Japan, and will be raising £15m to do it July 12, 2018 Glint, a London startup that lets you spend and save in physical gold, is looking to raise a £15m Series A to help bolster its target of launching in the US and Japan by the end of the year. First launched in the UK in November last year, Glint offers its users a pre-paid Mastercard [...]
Building True Community July 10, 2018 Last week we looked at the competitive landscape of ICOs, and this week I want to talk about Community, and what true community building takes when running an ICO (and how to tell the fakes when participating). In the past, it was enough to have a loyal community around your project and to expect the [...]
